Should School life be our concern?
Times have changed since we were at school. If anything, school is more demanding in terms of study. It is more stressful for a growing child. External and internal pressures are mounting. Here is what Naeem Ali, a nine-year-old student, says about his experience at our school. Naeem Ali – GreenHouse Academy Student. “I moved […]
International Education Day
The Global Situation Today Today, at least 262 million children are out of school, most of them girls. Millions more who do attend school are not mastering the basics. There are 617 million children who cannot read or do basic maths. Without high-quality Education for everyone, countries will fail in breaking the cycle of poverty […]
Why do Schools kill Creativity?
There is extraordinary evidence of human creativity all around us.
At the same time, we are in a transformational period where we have no idea what’s going to happen in the future.
Children starting school this year will be retiring in 2080. None of us has any idea what the world will look like in just five years’ time, yet we’re meant to be educating them for it.
Why Do I Thank My Brother?
Having completed one batch of student our Street-Kids Education Project, we are expanding. We have taken on 90 students from 3 different communities. Here is a success of one student Adeel, Age 15, from Korangi, who completed his study with us and is now part of mainstream education:
How Important is it to teach Art?
A child may get good grades by knowing the answers to questions and having a good memory, but is that enough? Has the education system in any way failed a student if their grades are good, but they still lack creativity, lack social intelligence and have limited confidence? Knowledge without creativity can limit a child’s […]
A Son Changed his Father
I wanted to share a story of a remarkable 15-year young boy from TayyabGoth. Shahzad came to our centre 2 years back. He was one of the 50 street-kids who had missed out on primary education and had been refused admission by any school on account of his age and illiteracy. This is a touching […]
What Does A Mother Wish For Her Child?
My mother had bigger dreams for me than I had for myself. Is it not so with every caring mum? No matter the shortage of resources, the poverty that surrounds her, the hopelessness of the future, nothing stops a mum from dreaming big for her child. As our two-year Street-Kids Project, I WANT MY RIGHT TO […]
Say Yes!
At Greenhouse Education Centre we have a holistic system of education. We focus on building the character of the student, making them more responsible for their actions and speech, and getting them to cover 3 years academic curriculum in one year. Here is Hafsa’s story she wants you to read:
Unschooled Kids – The Impact on You and Your Family
This year, Dawn Newspaper reports that official statistics released present a bleak picture showing 22.84 million children are still out of school. A horrifying 52 percent of children in Sindh are outside the education system.
Sindh Director of Literacy & Non-Formal Education Visits the Greenhouse Education Centre
It was a sincere pleasure to have Sir Muhammad Alam Thaheem, Sindh Director Literacy & Non-Formal Education Department, come to the Greenhouse Education Centre on 14th November 2018.